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Schools · Saint-François
6 school boards share Saint-François
The largest is Centre de services scolaire des Affluents, with 17; beside it are Centre de services scolaire de Laval, Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île and Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles. Of the 62, 7 teach in English (10% of schools in Quebec). Counting a 3 km margin, Saint-François has 42 elementary schools, 17 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade.
Schools
62
in or within 3 km of Saint-François
2 inside the town itself
English-language
7 of 62
teach in English
10% of schools in Quebec
Independent
6 of 62
outside the public boards
9% of schools in Quebec
The boards
Which of the 6 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des AffluentsBernard-Corbin, Esther-Blondin, Le Castelet, Léopold-Gravel, Saint-Louis, de l'Étincelle, de la Sablière, des Explorateurs … | French public | 17 |
| Centre de services scolaire de LavalAlfred-Pellan, Alfred-Pellan (Pavillon Ulric-Debien), Charles-Bruneau, Fleur-Soleil, Horizon Jeunesse, Hébert, L'Escale, Leblanc … | French public | 14 |
| Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'ÎleDenise-Pelletier, Fernand-Gauthier, Le Tournesol (Le Tournesol Annexe (RDP)), Le Tournesol (Tournesol, le), Montmartre, Notre-Dame-de-Fatima, Simone-Desjardins (Simone-Desjardins pavillon Gouin), Simone-Desjardins (Simone-Desjardins pavillon Perras) … | French public | 12 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Mille-ÎlesJeunes du monde, Le Rucher (Rucher, Annexe, Le), Le Rucher (Rucher, Le), Le Rucher (Rucher, pavillon Félix-Leclerc, Le), de l'Espace-Couleurs, du Ruisselet, Rive-Nord | French public | 7 |
| Commission scolaire English-MontréalAcadémie Leonardo-da-Vinci, Cité des Prairies, East Hill, primaire internationale Michelangelo | English public | 4 |
| Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurierprimaire Terry-Fox, de Rosemère | English public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Map
Where the 62 schools in and around Saint-François are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
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ElementarySecondaryAlternative, adult or onlineSize: studentsEnglish publicFrench publicIndependent
Points from the provincial lists.
Language
Schooling in English and French around Saint-François
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Quebec marked.
French 5487%
English 711%
Other 12%
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier and Commission scolaire English-Montréal runs the English-language ones: École primaire Terry-Fox, École East Hill, Collège St-Jean-Vianney, CSJV international and École primaire internationale Michelangelo.
Quebec’s Charter of the French Language sends most children to French-language schools; English public schooling is for children who hold a certificate of eligibility.
Who runs them
Who runs Saint-François’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
By the system they belong to: French service centres 50, English boards 6 and independent 6.
French service centresEnglish boardsIndependentOther
Elementary 42 schools83%
Secondary 17 schools76%
All grades 3 schools67%
All of Saint-François’s schools 62 schools81%
Quebec 3,657 schools80%
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Getting a place
How children get a place in Saint-François
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
English schools in Quebec
Bill 101 limits English public schools to eligible children, mostly those with a parent schooled in English in Canada.
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Every school
The 62 schools in and around Saint-François
Secondary schools0 in Saint-François, 17 within 3 km
École Leblanc
0.5 km outside the town
Collège Saint-Sacrement
0.8 km outside the town
Collège St-Jean-Vianney
0.9 km outside the town
École secondaire Jean-Grou
0.9 km outside the town
École secondaire Des Rives
1.5 km outside the town
École Horizon Jeunesse
1.7 km outside the town
Cité des Prairies
1.8 km outside the town
École secondaire La Passerelle
1.8 km outside the town
École secondaire du Havre
1.9 km outside the town
École secondaire Armand-Corbeil
2 km outside the town
École secondaire l'Impact
2 km outside the town
École l'Odyssée-des-Jeunes
2.1 km outside the town
École secondaire des Trois-Saisons
2.3 km outside the town
École secondaire Rive-Nord
2.6 km outside the town
École secondaire Guy-Vanier
2.6 km outside the town
École secondaire de la Pointe-aux-Trembles
2.7 km outside the town
École secondaire de Rosemère
2.8 km outside the town
Schools for every grade0 in Saint-François, 3 within 3 km
École Le Tournesol (Le Tournesol Annexe (RDP))
0.8 km outside the town
Collège St-Jean-Vianney, CSJV international
0.9 km outside the town
École Le Tournesol (Tournesol, le)
2.7 km outside the town
Elementary schools2 in Saint-François, 40 within 3 km
École Fleur-Soleil
École Hébert
École L'Escale
0.1 km outside the town
École Alfred-Pellan
0.4 km outside the town
École instit. Jean-De La Fontaine (Saint-Charles)
0.4 km outside the town
École Sainte-Béatrice
0.4 km outside the town
École Alfred-Pellan (Pavillon Ulric-Debien)
0.5 km outside the town
École instit. Jean-De La Fontaine
0.5 km outside the town
École primaire Terry-Fox
0.6 km outside the town
École Simone-Desjardins (Simone-Desjardins pavillon Gouin)
0.7 km outside the town
École Simone-Desjardins (Simone-Desjardins pavillon Perras)
0.8 km outside the town
École Saint-Louis
0.9 km outside the town
École East Hill
0.9 km outside the town
Collège St-Jean-Vianney
0.9 km outside the town
École Bernard-Corbin
1 km outside the town
École Notre-Dame-du-Sourire
1 km outside the town
École de Val-des-Ruisseaux
1.1 km outside the town
École Léopold-Gravel
1.1 km outside the town
Académie Lavalloise
1.3 km outside the town
École primaire internationale Michelangelo
1.3 km outside the town
École des Explorateurs
1.4 km outside the town
École du Boisé
1.4 km outside the town
École Père-Vimont
1.5 km outside the town
École Esther-Blondin
1.5 km outside the town
Show all 42 elementary schools
École Notre-Dame-de-Fatima
1.5 km outside the town
École Charles-Bruneau
1.7 km outside the town
École l'Arc-en-ciel
1.7 km outside the town
École Fernand-Gauthier
1.9 km outside the town
École de l'Espace-Couleurs
1.9 km outside the town
Académie Ste-Thérèse, Campus Rose-De Angelis
2 km outside the town
École Jeunes du monde
2.1 km outside the town
École Le Rucher (Rucher, pavillon Félix-Leclerc, Le)
2.2 km outside the town
École de la Sablière
2.2 km outside the town
École du Ruisselet
2.4 km outside the town
Académie Leonardo-da-Vinci
2.5 km outside the town
École Denise-Pelletier
2.5 km outside the town
École Le Rucher (Rucher, Annexe, Le)
2.5 km outside the town
École Le Rucher (Rucher, Le)
2.5 km outside the town
École du Vieux-Chêne
2.6 km outside the town
École de l'Étincelle
2.8 km outside the town
École Le Castelet
2.8 km outside the town
École Montmartre
3 km outside the town
High schools within reach
High schools within reach of Saint-François
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
108 secondary schools are within 15 km: 72 French public, 24 independent and 12 English public. First by distance comes École Le Tournesol, at 2.3 km.
Within 15 km
108
20 in or near the town itself
Nearest
2.3 km
École Le Tournesol
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Le TournesolAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 2.3 km |
| École secondaire Jean-GrouSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 2.4 km |
| École secondaire La PasserelleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 4 km |
| Cité des PrairiesSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 4 km |
| École secondaire Des RivesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 4.1 km |
| Collège Saint-SacrementSecondary | – | Independent | 4.5 km |
| École LeblancSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 4.6 km |
| École secondaire Guy-VanierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 4.7 km |
| École secondaire Armand-CorbeilSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 5.5 km |
| École secondaire l'ImpactSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 5.5 km |
All 108 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège St-Jean-VianneySecondary | – | Independent | 6 km |
| Collège St-Jean-Vianney, CSJV internationalAll grades | – | Independent | 6 km |
| École secondaire aux Mille-VoixSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 6.1 km |
| École secondaire Irma-LeVasseurSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 6.7 km |
| Collège d'AnjouSecondary | – | Independent | 6.7 km |
| Académie Ibn Sina, Campus secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 6.7 km |
| École secondaire Henri-BourassaSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 6.9 km |
| École secondaire Lester B. PearsonSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 7.1 km |
| Académie Québec VirtualSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 7.1 km |
| École Marc-Laflamme / Le PréludeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 7.3 km |
| École secondaire de la Pointe-aux-TremblesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 7.4 km |
| École Le TournesolAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 7.4 km |
| École secondaire l'EnvoléeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 7.6 km |
| École secondaire Daniel-JohnsonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 7.7 km |
| Collège LavalSecondary | – | Independent | 7.8 km |
| École secondaire des Trois-SaisonsSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 7.8 km |
| École secondaire Le PréludeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 8.2 km |
| École Marc-Laflamme / Le PréludeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 8.3 km |
| École secondaire AnjouSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 8.6 km |
| École secondaire Calixa-LavalléeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 9 km |
| École de la LancéeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 9.1 km |
| École secondaire du HavreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 9.2 km |
| Académie DuntonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 9.2 km |
| École secondaire du CoteauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 9.2 km |
| École Louise-TrichetSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 9.4 km |
| École Georges-VanierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 9.5 km |
| École Louise-TrichetSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 9.7 km |
| École secondaire Antoine-de-Saint-ExupérySecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 9.7 km |
| École secondaire Antoine-de-Saint-ExupérySecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 9.9 km |
| École Marie-Clarac (Claudette Mackay-Lassonde)Secondary | – | Independent | 10 km |
| Collège Mont-RoyalSecondary | – | Independent | 10 km |
| Centre d'intégration scolaire inc.All grades | – | Independent | 10 km |
| École Louis-RielSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 10 km |
| École secondaire AmosSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 10 km |
| École secondaire du HavreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 10 km |
| École secondaire Laurier MacdonaldSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 11 km |
| École secondaire La RelanceSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 11 km |
| École Marie-AnneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| CHSLD Marie-RolletSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| École Édouard-MontpetitSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| École Lucien-Guilbault, pavillon LouvainAll grades | – | Independent | 11 km |
| Collège Reine-MarieSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Marguerite-De LajemmeraisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| Ecole secondaire Perspectives ISecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 12 km |
| Ecole secondaire Perspectives IISecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 12 km |
| Collège Saint-PaulSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Louis-Joseph-PapineauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| École de la RelèveSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Sophie-BaratSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire De MortagneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire de ChamblySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 12 km |
| École Joseph-François-PerraultSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| Collège Vincent MasseySecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 12 km |
| École Joseph-François-PerraultSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| École alternative PhoenixSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 12 km |
| École nationale de cirqueSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire RosemontSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 12 km |
| École secondaire John F. KennedySecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 13 km |
| École secondaire le CarrefourSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire L.I.N.K.S.Secondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 13 km |
| Collège Mont-Saint-LouisSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École orientante l'ImpactSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 13 km |
| Collège Regina AssumptaSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Félix-AntoineSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École secondaire Jean-Claude-CrevierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 13 km |
| Collège Jean-EudesSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École secondaire Rive-NordSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 13 km |
| École Irénée-LussierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École l'Odyssée-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 13 km |
| École Eulalie-DurocherSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire l'HorizonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 13 km |
| École Lucien-Guilbault, pavillon PapineauSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Sophie-BaratSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| La Réussite inc.Secondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Joseph-CharbonneauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École Henri-JulienSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École Chomedey-De MaisonneuveSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| Académie De RobervalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École Georges-VanierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École Dominique-SavioAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École Dominique-SavioAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École Chomedey-De MaisonneuveSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire Jean-Claude-CrevierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 14 km |
| École de la CroiséeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| École Sophie-BaratSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École LeblancSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| École de la CroiséeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| École Horizon JeunesseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| Académie De RobervalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École Père-MarquetteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 15 km |
| École secondaire Duval inc.Secondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École secondaire Duval inc., formation à distanceSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École Saint-RaphaëlAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 15 km |
| École à pas de géantAll grades | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École Marie-AnneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 15 km |
| École Sophie-BaratSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 15 km |
| École secondaire De MortagneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 15 km |
| Collège Ville-MarieSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size
Towns its size in Quebec
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept-Îles | 24,483 | 18 | 3 | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Lachute | 15,469 | 9 | 2 | 1.5 km |
| François-Perrault | 15,462 | 103 | 12 | 0.1 km |
| Vieux-Longueuil | 15,414 | 66 | 11 | 1.2 km |
| Vallée-de-la-Lièvre | 15,388 | 8 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| Saint-François | 15,338 | 62 | 7 | 2.3 km |
| Lachine-Ouest | 15,315 | 31 | 6 | 0.8 km |
| Beauharnois | 15,285 | 15 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Lairet | 15,251 | 47 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Pincourt | 15,220 | 22 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Apollinaire | 9,218 | 5 | 0 | 6.8 km |
More schools than here: 52 of the 174 others. A English-language school is within reach in 130 of the 175.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Neighbours
Schools in the towns around Saint-François
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
Rivière-des-PrairiesMarc-Aurèle-FortinEst (Montréal-Nord)Pointe-aux-TremblesTerrebonneAnjouSaint-François
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-François | 62 | 7 | 6 | 2.3 km |
| Rivière-des-Prairies 3.1 km | 40 | 5 | 3 | 1.2 km |
| Marc-Aurèle-Fortin 4 km | 50 | 8 | 5 | 2 km |
| Est (Montréal-Nord) 6.5 km | 55 | 8 | 7 | 0.4 km |
| Pointe-aux-Trembles 7.3 km | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Terrebonne 7.9 km | 74 | 3 | 6 | 0.6 km |
| Anjou 7.9 km | 95 | 12 | 8 | 1.6 km |
Next door, Anjou counts 95 schools, more than any other neighbour.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Saint-François and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- The year. The open list of 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. The French service centre and the English board each cover the whole territory with their own schools.
Questions about schools in Saint-François
Is there a English-language school in Saint-François?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École primaire Terry-Fox, École East Hill, Collège St-Jean-Vianney, CSJV international and École primaire internationale Michelangelo.
How many schools are there in Saint-François?
2 are inside the town itself and 60 lie within 3 km of its edge.
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-François?
The family’s address sets the school; the service centre or board takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Saint-François?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Affluents (17), Centre de services scolaire de Laval (14), Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île (12), Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles (7) and Commission scolaire English-Montréal (4).
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec. · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).